Christen PITTS S-2B N117CL
14 December 1986 · Gulfport, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 December 1986 at about 21:00 local time, a Christen PITTS S-2B registered N117CL was involved in an accident near Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shade Tree Airport (82)
- Coordinates
- 30.3805, -89.0991
- Aircraft
- Christen PITTS S-2B
- Registration
- N117CL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Orleans → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND AT THE HALFWAY POINT ON THE 2700 FT RWY. THE ACFT RAN OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND THE PLT REGAINED CONTROL GETTING THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH TWO FENCES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Christen PITTS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1989 | Christen PITTS S-2B | La Junta, Texas, United States | Vernon C. Rawls | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Feb 1990 | Christen PITTS | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Hosking Aerobatics | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1991 | Christen PITTS S-2B | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | Edwin M. Stanley | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 1991 | Christen PITTS S-2B | Sebring, Florida, United States | MTF, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1992 | Christen PITTS S2B | Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard D Schauss | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1993 | Christen PITTS S-2B | Hawthorne, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1986 | Ayres S2R-1820 | Dundee, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Sidon, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jun 1986 | Amateur Built EENIE TWO | Waynesboro, Mississippi, United States | John Paul Davis | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1986 | McCoy Robert-Michael BREEZY | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | Southwind Rentals, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1986 | Ayres SR-2-600 | Glen Allan, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |